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Replication package for "It Takes Money to Make MPs" (Cagé and Dewitte) (ICPSR 212541)
Released/updated on: 2024-12-05
Geographic coverage: United Kingdom
Time period: 1857-01-01--2017-12-31
This is the replication package for the paper "It Takes Money to Make MPs: Evidence from a 160 years of British Campaign Spending" by Julia Cagé and Edgard Dewitte, in the Journal of Economic History. The folder contains the datasets and code needed to replicate all tables and figures of the paper and the supplementary material (online appendix).
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Mexico Panel Study, 2012 (ICPSR 35024)
Released/updated on: 2016-03-11
Geographic coverage: Mexico
Time period: 2012-03-01--2012-07-31
The Mexico 2012 Panel Study is a two-wave, major survey research project on Mexico's 2012 general election campaign with a focus on vote buying and the impact of crime and violence on vote choices. It is roughly comparable in scope to the American National Election Studies and the British Elections Studies. Similar to the Mexico 2000 and Mexico 2006 Panel Studies, it is intended to be a resource for scholars working on campaigns, public opinion, voting behavior, and political communication, whether they focus on Mexico or not. The 2012 Panel Study examines democratic consolidation in Mexico through the lens of electoral politics and documents how the mass public, the candidates, the political parties, and the media interact to shape the subjects of electoral contests - taking into account the possibility that political elites may anticipate the preferences of ordinary citizens and of other elites. The goal of the study was to understand why electoral campaigns highlight or downplay certain issues, and to assess the implications of these dynamics for democratic governance. Some of the questions in this study include "Who sets the agenda in Mexican elections?", "To what extent does this agenda respond to, engage, or ignore ordinary citizens?", and "What do the dynamics of 'issue emergence' mean for democratic representation?". Demographic variables include, age, sex, civil/marital status, education, income, occupation, social class, and religion.
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Data on International Election Monitoring: Three Global Datasets on Election Quality, Election Events and International Election Observation (ICPSR 31461)
Released/updated on: 2014-08-29
Geographic coverage: Benin, Papua New Guinea, Angola, Cambodia, Paraguay, Kazakhstan, Solomon Islands, Grenada, Mongolia, Latvia, Morocco, Mali, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Panama, Guatemala, Guyana, Chile, Nepal, Argentina, Georgia (Republic), Ukraine, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Turkey, Namibia, Taiwan, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Peru, Yemen, Fiji, United States, Guinea, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Thailand, Equatorial Guinea, Costa Rica, Malawi, Poland, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Tunisia, Croatia, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Spain, Liberia, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Estonia, Cameroon, Malaysia, Timor, Global, Armenia, Mozambique, El Salvador, Brazil, Algeria, Slovenia, Lesotho, German Democratic Republic, Ecuador, Colombia, Hungary, Moldova, Belarus, Mauritius, Albania, Senegal, Honduras, Macedonia, Haiti, Afghanistan, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Bolivia, Russia, Pakistan, Gambia, Slovakia, France, Serbia, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Togo, Niger, Philippines, Rwanda, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Suriname, Montenegro, Indonesia
Time period: 1975-01-01--2004-12-31
This data collection focuses on elections and election monitoring throughout the world. Dataset 1, Data on International Election Monitoring (DIEM), codes the assessement and activities of international election monitoring organizations to national-level legislative and presidential elections in 108 countries from 1980-2004. Dataset 2, Quality of Elections Data (QED), codes the quality of national-level legislative and presidential elections in 172 countries from 1978 to 2004. Dataset 3, Supplementary Election Data, includes supplementary information on all direct presidential and legislative elections in 182 countries from 1975-2004.
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South Korean General Election Panel Study: Two Waves, 2008 (ICPSR 34348)
Released/updated on: 2013-08-13
Geographic coverage: South Korea, Asia, Global
Time period: 2008-01-01--2008-12-30
The South Korean General Election Panel Study 2008 examined vote determinants of Korean voters and the causes and dynamics of changes in voter preferences. The survey was conducted from March to April 2008 in two waves with a large-scale panel of 3,503 representing the nation's gender, age, region, and education proportions. The study analyzed factors that influence the formation and change of voter preferences through three broad theoretical frameworks: (1) The sociological model that explains voter preference as a reflection of major social fragmentation (education, gender, income, religion, region, etc.); (2) The psychological model of the Michigan School that explains voter preference formation and change as activation of party identification in United States or Western elections, and regional identification in Korea as a proxy; (3) The rational voter model that posits that individuals, after calculating their own interests, support candidates or parties that possess the policies and ideology to maximize those interests. The South Korean Election Panel studies utilize "tracking core questions": questions that repeatedly track the change in vote determinants. These questions focus on attitudes of candidate factors, political party factors, election campaigns, issues, and policies. In this study, respondents were asked about: their voting behavior, party preferences, exposure to different media sources, the economy, various politicians, opinions about the election, opinions about President Lee Myung-bak and his administration, and the general election. Demographic information includes age, gender, religion, education level, occupation, hometown, homeownership type, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times New Jersey Gubernatorial Election Exit Poll, November 1989 (ICPSR 9492)
Released/updated on: 2011-05-02
Geographic coverage: United States, New Jersey
Time period: 1989-11-07--1989-11-07
This data collection consists of responses to a survey of voters in the New Jersey gubernatorial election. Respondents were asked which gubernatorial candidate they voted for, how much they liked that candidate, when they decided on that candidate, which issues and factors most affected their vote, if TV ads influenced their vote, which candidate's policies would be most like Tom Kean's, and if they approved or disapproved of Tom Kean's governorship. Voters also categorized the candidates as liberal/moderate/conservative, evaluated campaign performance, and identified those candidates most responsible for negative campaigning. Additional items include how respondents voted in the state assembly election, how assembly candidate abortion views influenced voter decisions, how voters viewed abortion, and factors most likely to bring down auto insurance premiums. Demographic information includes sex, race, age, ethnicity, religion, party affiliation, political orientation, education, union membership, family income, parental status, Atlantic City gambling involvement, and knowledge of someone with AIDS.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, September 1996 (ICPSR 2307)
Released/updated on: 2010-06-04
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1996-09-01--1996-09-30
This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton, his integrity, and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Their views were also sought regarding Vice President Al Gore, Bob Dole, Elizabeth Dole, Ross Perot, Jack Kemp, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic and Republican parties, the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, the job market, the Whitewater investigations, the role of government in social policy, and the Democratic Convention. In addition, a series of questions comparing President Clinton and presidential candidate Bob Dole on a range of topics was asked. Topics covered ideology, political goals, moral values, ability to handle international crisis, tax plans, and campaign tactics. Respondents were also asked for their opinions on the resignation of Clinton campaign advisor Dick Morris, how the Clinton administration compared to past administrations, and the nation's economic future. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, education, ethnicity, religion, political party, political orientation, voter registration and participation history, military service history, marital status, employment status, age of children in household, labor union membership, and patterns of viewing comedians on late-night television.
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Washington Post Virginia Poll, October 2008 (ICPSR 27331)
Released/updated on: 2010-04-30
Geographic coverage: United States, Virginia
Time period: 2008-10-01--2008-10-31
This special topic poll, fielded October 22-25, 2008, focuses on the opinions of 1,026 residents of the state of Virginia including an oversample of respondents aged 18-29. Respondents were asked if they approved of the way George W. Bush was handling his job as president, how much attention they were paying to the 2008 presidential campaign, the chances that they would vote in the presidential election, for whom they would vote if the election were held that day, their opinions of the presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain and their running mates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, the most important issue in their choice for president, how comfortable they would be having Obama being the first Black president and having McCain taking office at the age of 72, and whether they had been contacted by the either of the candidates via email, phone, text message, or in person to solicit their support. Respondents were also asked for their opinions of senatorial candidates Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner, for whom they would vote if the United States Senate election in Virginia were held that day, whether they wanted to see a Democrat or Republican win Virginia's governor's race in 2009 , and for whom they would vote in Virginia's Democratic primary for governor. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, marital status, household income, employment status, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, religious preference, frequency of religious service attendance, whether respondents considered themselves to be a born-again Christians, and whether respondents had children under the age of 18 years living in the household, whether their child attended a public or private school, and whether anyone in the household was a military veteran.
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Constituency Electioneering in Britain, 1966 (ICPSR 7016)
Released/updated on: 2009-07-24
Geographic coverage: Global
Time period: 1966-01-01--1966-12-31
This study surveyed members of Parliament and candidates for office in British constituencies in the 1966 general election. The questionnaire elicited information about the candidates' ties with their constituencies, their sources of information about their constituencies, their campaign strategies, the operation of the campaigns, and perceived effects. The organization of the local party operation and the candidates' own attitudes and feelings toward election campaigning were also investigated.
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Senate, House, and Governor Race Candidates From Across the United States, 2002 (ICPSR 21000)
Released/updated on: 2008-05-08
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 2002-01-01--2002-12-31
This study considers the growing potential of the Internet in United States elections at the sub-presidential level and whether the Internet can be used as an effective tool in campaigns and elections. Internet sites for incumbents, challengers, and third-party candidates were closely examined and compared on several dimensions of quality. Using a sample of sites collected in the 2002 elections, a comprehensive tool was developed to assess Internet quality using both analytical criteria and statistical checks. Five dimensions were examined: content, interactivity, usability, transparency, and audience. This analysis of the 2002 United States election Web sites focuses on the contests for the House of Representatives, the Senate, and for governor in those states with scheduled elections. The dataset includes 111 separate races: 84 for the House, 12 for the Senate and 16 for governor. There are 245 individual House candidates, 62 gubernatorial candidates, and 45 individual Senate candidates. This dataset also explores the relationship between Internet quality and the political and demographic features of a district. Internet quality also is evaluated in relation to other significant resources in a candidate's campaign, e.g., years of service, incumbency, political party, competition, and campaign finance. House races were isolated in order to evaluate the relationship between Internet quality, these significant political resources, and demographic aspects of the districts. Shifting the level of analysis from the candidate to the district examined how short-term elements of campaigns, including a candidate's Web site, interact and correlate with political features of a contest and demographic features of a congressional district.
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United States Senate Campaign Strategies and Media Analysis, 1988-1992 (ICPSR 3269)
Released/updated on: 2006-01-18
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1991-11-01--1993-07-01
This study consists of surveys of campaign managers (Part 1), and of content analyses of televised political advertisements (Part 2) and newspaper articles (Part 3) on the 97 contested races for election to the United States Senate in 1988, 1990, and 1992. Through telephone interviews, campaign managers and appropriate staff were asked a series of questions regarding the main themes stressed by their campaign and those stressed by their opponent, including policy positions, personal characteristics, and political ideology. Their views were sought on the media coverage of the campaign, including the policy issues and personality traits emphasized by the media. Additional questions assessed the effectiveness of their campaign strategy in communicating with the voters. Part 1, Survey of Senate Campaign Managers, also includes data on candidate spending patterns, based on reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Part 2, Content Analysis of Television Ads, examined televised political advertisements for the same elections. Areas of investigation included type of advertisement, and the presence of a photograph, partisanship, endorsements, criticism of opponent, and candidate's and opponent's political ideology and personality traits. Newspaper coverage was examined between September 1 and Election Day during each campaign (Part 3, Content Analysis of Newspaper Articles). Areas of investigation included the tone of the article, the mention of criticisms of the candidate and his/her opponent, poll results, the political horse race, endorsements, and the candidate's and opponent's campaign resources, political ideology, personality traits, debate outcome, policy issues, and political advertisements.
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United States Presidential Election Campaign Media Analysis, 1996 (ICPSR 3139)
Released/updated on: 2006-01-12
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1996-01-01--1996-11-04
This study consists of a content analysis of 12 different campaign information sources from the 1996 presidential election campaign. Each communication outlet (or medium) was analyzed using a consistent set of guidelines so the various kinds of media could be rigorously compared. The media include traditional news outlets, such as network and cable television news (CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN), news magazines (TIME magazine), newspapers (the NEW YORK TIMES and various other local newspapers), and political advertising, speeches, and debates. Other analyzed media include newer forms of campaign media, such as televised candidate interviews, candidate Web sites, and free televised candidate spots. Areas of investigation include type of news story, partisan focus of the story, control of the story, substantive focus of the story, election topics covered, sources of the story, issues revised, policy debate, reporting of the candidates' records and proposals, discussions of candidates' general political conduct, their personal background, and associates of the presidential candidates, and the political "horse race," in which reporters and sources assess the political strength or viability of each of the candidates. The information is presented in three types of files for each medium. The first file type is the Story-Level Data file, which is the master data file. It contains all of the variables coded, and the unit of analysis is the story, interview, ad, speech, etc. The second file type is the Multiple Story-Level Data file. In this file, topics span a number of units. For example, all issues mentioned in a "story" are coded, and each issue is considered a unit. This file contains the following coding blocks: polls, interview guests, topics, sources, issues, candidates' records, proposals and issue stands, sound bites, mentions of election-year players, correcting the record, and state contests/voting blocs. The third file type is the Statement-Level Data file. This file contains the following coding blocks: policy debate, evaluations of 1996 candidates, and horse race assessments. The unit of analysis in this file is the "statement," and each story is comprised of multiple statements. This file groups the statements by story and orders them by their placement within the story.
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CBS News/New York Times Virginia Gubernatorial Election Exit Poll, November 1989 (ICPSR 9494)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-17
Geographic coverage: United States, Virginia
Time period: 1989-11-07--1989-11-07
This data collection consists of responses to a survey of voters in the Virginia gubernatorial election. Respondents were asked which gubernatorial candidate they voted for, how much they liked that candidate, when they decided on that candidate, which issues and factors most affected their vote, if TV ads influenced their vote, if race was a factor in voting, if campaign activities of various governmental leaders and groups affected their vote, and if they approved or disapproved of Gerald Baliles' governorship. Voters also categorized the candidates as liberal/moderate/conservative, evaluated campaign performance, and identified those candidates most responsible for negative campaigning. Additional items include respondents' views on abortion and how respondents voted in the 1988 presidential election, in the 1985 gubernatorial election, and in the 1989 elections for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General. Demographic information includes sex, race, age, ethnicity, religion, party affiliation, political orientation, education, family income, and childhood residence.
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Survey of United States Congressional Candidates, 1976 (ICPSR 7570)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1976-01-01--1976-12-31
This data collection contains the results of a survey of the candidates who ran for United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives in 1976. By surveying such candidates, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) was attempting to collect systematically the views of those directly affected and regulated by the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) as it was amended in 1974 and 1976. Those amendments called for significant changes in the rules for campaign contributions and expenditures, restrictions on independent expenditures and in-kind contributions, and public disclosure of all federal campaign activity. The survey was conducted by Decision Making Information of Santa Ana, California, and Hart Research Commission in the first two months of 1976. In all, 850 respondents (candidates, campaign managers, and other campaign representatives) were interviewed by mail or in person. The survey questions focused on seven major topics: (1) actual characteristics of the campaigns and the candidates covered by the survey, (2) experiences during the 1976 election, (3) finances in 1976, (4) impact of the FECA on campaign organization, (5) the role played by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as an information source for, and regulator of, campaigns, (6) which items dealt with by the FECA were favored or opposed by candidates and campaign managers who participated in the 1976 election, and (7) the respondent's overall feelings about what should be done in the future.
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American Representation Study, 1958: Candidates (ICPSR 7226)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1958-01-01--1958-12-31
This dataset belongs to a three-part study on American representation conducted shortly before and after the 1958 congressional election (see also AMERICAN REPRESENTATION STUDY, 1958: CANDIDATE AND CONSTITUENT, PARTY [ICPSR 7292] and ICPSR AMERICAN REPRESENTATION STUDY, 1958: CANDIDATE AND CONSTITUENT, INCUMBENCY [7293]). This data collection concentrates on the candidates and includes interviews with 251 candidates -- both incumbents and their opponents -- from 146 districts. The questions were designed to elicit information on what the candidates considered to be the most important issues of the campaign, their views on these issues, and their perceptions of the positions of their constituents. The candidates were also asked what influenced them and what they felt influenced the outcome of the campaign. Derived measures calculate 85th Congress roll-call scores on social welfare, foreign involvement, and civil rights issues. Roll-call data and information on committee activities of the congressmen are also provided. The two combined candidate and constituent files (ICPSR 7292 and 7293) contain the same candidate information as this collection, but are structured around the district as the unit of analysis. Demographic information on candidates includes sex, race, year of birth, size of birthplace, highest graduate degree, prior occupations, public offices previously held, several indices of spatial mobility, religious preference, and ethnic background.
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American Representation Study, 1958: Candidate and Constituent, Party (ICPSR 7292)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1958-01-01--1958-12-31
This dataset belongs to a three-part study on American representation conducted shortly before and after the 1958 congressional election (see also AMERICAN REPRESENTATION STUDY, 1958: CANDIDATES [ICPSR 7226] and AMERICAN REPRESENTATION STUDY, 1958: CANDIDATE AND CONSTITUENT, INCUMBENCY [ICPSR 7293]). The survey administered to the candidates was designed to elicit information on what they considered to be the most important issues of the campaign, their views on these issues, and their perceptions of the positions of their constituents. The candidates were also asked what influenced them, and what they felt influenced the outcome of the campaign. Derived measures calculate 85th Congress roll-call scores on social welfare, foreign involvement, and civil rights issues. Roll-call data and information on committee activities of the congressmen are also provided. The two combined candidate and constituent files (this collection and ICPSR 7293) contain the same candidate information as in ICPSR 7226 but are structured around the district as the unit of analysis. This data collection provides candidate and constituent information, organized by party identification of candidates, while ICPSR 7293 is organized by incumbency status of the candidates. In addition to the survey information on the candidates, this collection contains data on constituents taken from the 1956, 1958, and 1960 AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES (ICPSR 7214, 7215, and 7216) for 114 of the 146 districts. Demographic information on candidates includes sex, race, year of birth, size of birthplace, highest graduate degree, prior occupations, public offices previously held, several indices of spatial mobility, religious preference, and ethnic background.
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American Representation Study, 1958: Candidate and Constituent, Incumbency (ICPSR 7293)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1958-01-01--1958-12-31
This dataset belongs to a three-part study on American representation conducted shortly before and after the 1958 congressional election (see also AMERICAN REPRESENTATION STUDY, 1958: CANDIDATES [ICPSR 7226] and AMERICAN REPRESENTATION STUDY, 1958: CANDIDATE AND CONSTITUENT, PARTY [ICPSR 7292]). The survey administered to the candidates was designed to elicit information on what they considered to be the most important issues of the campaign, their views on these issues, and their perceptions of the positions of their constituents. The candidates were also asked what influenced them, and what they felt influenced the outcome of the campaign. Derived measures calculate 85th Congress roll-call scores on social welfare, foreign involvement, and civil rights issues. Roll-call data and information on committee activities of the congressmen are also provided. The combined candidate and constituent files (this collection and ICPSR 7292) contain the same candidate information as in ICPSR 7226, but are structured around the district as unit of analysis. This data collection provides candidate and constituent data organized by incumbency status of candidates, while ICPSR 7292 is organized by party identification of the candidates. In addition to the survey information on the candidates, this collection contains data on constituents taken from the 1956, 1958, and 1960 AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES (ICPSR 7214, 7215, and 7216) for 114 of the 146 districts. Demographic information on candidates includes sex, race, year of birth, size of birthplace, highest graduate degree, prior occupations, public offices previously held, several indices of spatial mobility, religious preference, and ethnic background.